Seasons & episodes

Bianca goes missing and Cody uncovers Lech's true motives for dating her, and Karl plans a surprise for Susan's birthday.

Billy opens up and reveals his hidden feelings for Packo, and Cody knocks the cricket coach for six in the university trials. Sam and Marlene pin their hopes of finding Bianca on a newspaper advertisement.

Cody and Rick's romantic weekend turns into a flop, and Marlene's celebration is overshadowed by Bianca's absence.

Stonefish's estranged father Big Kev makes a surprise reappearance, and Libby over-reacts to jibes about her saucy tales.

Panic spreads like wildfire as a mystery intruder stalks Ramsay Street, while Cheryl is dismayed by the huge response to Lou's fight the freeway campaign.

Helen and Marlene get stranded, and Annalise learns she has a serious health problem.

The hunt for Helen and Marlene takes an unpleasant turn as a discovery sends Cheryl's imagination into overdrive. Malcolm hopes he can count on Libby's support as the Kennedy's hold a family meeting.

Cheryl eats humble pie as the truth about the robbery comes to light.

The Rebecchi family beat a hasty retreat, and Karl receives Annalise's test results.

A frightened Annalise faces up to the fact she has cancer and must be treated immediately. Marlene goes security crazy following the spate of burglaries.

The local newspaper drags Lou's reputation through the mud in an attack on dodgy businessmen, and Brett's illness threatens the play. But, the show must go on.

Brett's illness causes a few sleepless nights for Cheryl, who discovers Lou hasn't had mumps and promptly puts him in quarantine at Marlene's. Annalise receives visitors while recovering from the operation, and fire breaks out at Carpenter's Cars.

Cheryl's quick-thinking ensures the car yard culprit is caught, but Lou still faces a race against time to clear his own name before the impending elections. Annalise's attitude to life changes radically as she recovers from her operation.

Rick returns from Darwin with an offer for Cody, and recovering Annalise plans a life-affirming trip to Europe. Boyfriend Sam is devastated at the thought of losing her, while Malcolm is furious as Libby invades his privacy to snap a picture of him posing and preening.

Rick and Cody face up to a tough decision about the future of their relationship, while Billy's loutish friend ruins Marlene's market at the Youth Centre.

Tension mounts for Lou as election day arrives, and Karl Kennedy takes drastic steps to force his thieving son Billy back onto the straight and narrow.

Lovelorn Malcolm finds a shoulder to cry on, and Billy confronts Toadfish about the shoplifting incident. Karl puts pressure on Susan to have another child - as if he doesn't have enough trouble with the ones he's got already.

Marlene and Sam continue bickering over Bianca, while romance blossoms between Danni and Mal. Cody is selected for the cricket finals, but Vince almost blows her cover with a congratulatory kiss witnessed by the coach.

Susan agonises over whether to leave the coffee shop and accept a teaching post at Erinsborough High, while Sam enrages Mark by giving Annalise a combined birthday and going-away present - a passionate kiss.

Philip's obsession with diet and exercise begins to take its toll, and Cody again dons the persona of Willis Kennedy as the day of the cricket final dawns. Susan considers her career options.

The shop's new assistant makes an instant sale, while Ren and Danni scheme to cut Marlene out of the jewellery range deal. Mark discovers Sam's feelings towards Annalise and considers leaving Ramsay Street.

Danni's first day at work ends in disaster, and Mal finds it difficult to keep his cool at the coffee shop. Helen hurriedly has to paint another portrait of the Kennedy family in time for Susan's birthday, while Sam and Bianca bid for a major landscaping project.

Rick and Cody have trouble adjusting to the idea of a long-distance relationship, and Hannah is confident of a win in her first gymnastics competition. Danni hankers after Malcolm's body - but only for business purposes.

Hannah feels so humiliated at coming last in the gymnastics competition that she refuses to go to school. Lou continues to nag Cheryl to make an honest man of him, while Susan is put on the spot at Erinsborough High when Billy gets caught out for lying.